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Oedipus at Colonus (also Oedipus Coloneus; Ancient Greek: ... allowing the playwright to explore themes like incest, murder, and hubris in a safe setting. ...
Oedipus (UK: / ˈ iː d ɪ p ə s /, also US: / ˈ ɛ d ə-/; Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους "swollen foot") was a mythical Greek king of Thebes.A tragic hero in Greek mythology, Oedipus fulfilled a prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby bringing disaster to his city and family.
Hubris (/ ˈ h juː b r ɪ s /; from Ancient Greek ὕβρις (húbris) 'pride, insolence, outrage'), or less frequently hybris (/ ˈ h aɪ b r ɪ s /), [1] describes a personality quality of extreme or excessive pride [2] or dangerous overconfidence and complacency, [3] often in combination with (or synonymous with) arrogance. [4]
Votive relief of Nemesis as protector of gladiators treading on Hubris, 2nd-century AD, Archaeological Museum of Patras, in Greece. In Greek mythology, Hybris (/ ˈ h aɪ b r ɪ s /; Ancient Greek: Ὕβρις, romanized: Húbris, lit. ' wanton violence ', ' insolence ') [1] was the personification of insolence. [2] [better source needed] [3]
5 Oedipus the King/Oidipous the King. 6 Hubristic Characters. 1 comment. 7 Odysseus exhibits Hubris. 8 Better Summary. 1 comment. 9 "Hubris cycle" 1 comment. Toggle ...
Oedipus Rex, also known by its Greek title, Oedipus Tyrannus (Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους Τύραννος, pronounced [oidípuːs týrannos]), or Oedipus the King, is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles. While some scholars have argued that the play was first performed c. 429 BC, this is highly uncertain. [1]
Atossa then travels to the tomb of Darius, her husband, where his ghost appears, to explain the cause of the defeat. It is, he says, the result of Xerxes' hubris in building a bridge across the Hellespont, an action which angered the gods. Xerxes appears at the end of the play, not realizing the cause of his defeat, and the play closes to ...
The Infernal Machine, or La Machine Infernale is a French play by the dramatist Jean Cocteau, based on the ancient Greek myth of Oedipus. [1] The play initially premiered on April 10, 1934 at the Theatre Louis Jouvet in Paris, France, under the direction of Louis Jouvet himself, with costumes and scene design by Christian Bérard. [2]